7 Prayers That Work

Oh, Lord, I pray and ask for your presence . Draw near to me, to be with me in my troubles, to comfort me in my sadness. Is that a silly prayer? It's helpful to me, but I guess it's not accurate. You never leave me. You're always present. I'm the one who wanders, who gets lost , who struggles to find my way back to you. I feel the unrest, anxiety , and turmoil of being a soul out of sync with your Spirit. When I feel tossed about, it's not because you're not here. It's because I've taken my eyes off you; I'm looking at the storms all around me; I'm asking for peace while I welcome chaos. Lord, I fix my eyes on you. There is peace in your presence because you are faithful . Everything else is a wicked and pointless pursuit of self. Forgive me and change me, O God. I'm yours. Heal me,  use me, guide me, restore me, change me. In Jesus' name, Amen. "I have sen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to h...

When the path of life confuses and the way seems hard to find, When the voices all around me blur with the voice inside my mind, When I'm not sure of direction, I need only to listen close to the God who planned my future-- He's the one who loves me most! According the Isaiah 30:20-21, we may struggle in life, but what we consider suffering, God deems a gift to grow us into the image of His Son. So when we falter on the path toward destiny, let us listen to the One who designed not only the path, but also the destination! "Though the Lord gave you adversity for      food  and suffering for drink, he will still be with you to teach you.      You will see your teacher with your own eyes. 21  Your own ears will hear him.      Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,”      whether to the right or to the left."--Isaiah 30:20-21